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DISPATCH DESK — EUREKA SPRINGS POLICE D
EPARTMENT APRIL 11 ■ 9:16 a.m. — Officers responded to a local clinic regarding a patient with a stab wound.
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Local author’s book reveals untold story of tragic death
A local historian has finally given voice to a prominent Carroll County native, 90 years after a suspicious elevator accident took the man’s life. Dale Ross, vice president of the Carroll County Historical Society, has written a book titled “A Voice For Ira” that delves into the accident that killed Ira Gurley.
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Review Earth Day Books by various authors c.2023, various publishers $14.99 - $30.00 Paper or plastic? Neither, thank you. It’s cloth for you because cloth bags are sustainable, recyclable and reusable.
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Northwest Arkansas Land Trust announces lease program in county
To create more opportunities for farmers interested in growing fresh fruits and/ or vegetables wholesale, the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust announces a lease program at NWALT Farms-Berryville. The program offers qualified farmers a sublease agreement for one of three 15-acre tracts of farmland on a 100acre property in Berryville.
Read MoreNorthwest Arkansas Land Trust announces lease program in countyJP calls colleague’s comments ‘horrifying’
District 3 Justice of the Peace Harrie Farrow, who represents Eureka Springs on the Carroll County Quorum Court, was sharply critical at the court’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday of comments made by fellow JP Hunter Rivett at the court’s March 21 meeting.
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Winds of Discontent?
Scout Clean Energy hosted the first of two planned open-house events on Tuesday, April 11, at the Berryville Community Center to address residents’ concerns over the company’s planned wind-turbine development near Green Forest. Scout, based in Boulder, Colo., plans for its “Nimbus” project to expand over approximately 9,000 acres — about 14 square miles — in Carroll County, much of it along County Road 905 southeast of Green Forest.
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epartment APRIL 4 ■ 8:48 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of two people in a parking lot of a business asking for money.
Read MoreDispatch Desk — eureka springs police DepartmentSchool board votes to freeze salary schedule
The Eureka Springs School Board approved a LEARNS Act-influenced salary schedule at its regular meeting Monday, April 10. Superintendent Bryan Pruitt said the schedule will be frozen for now while the district adjusts to the mandated $50,000 starting salary for teachers.
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